Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Spring Reading Thing 2011 Wrap Up

Another reading challenged has come to a close. As you can see from my list, I finished reading 18 out of the 20 books I had listed and I am in the middle of reading one right now. I was also able to read an additional 14 books during this time that were not on my original list. That puts my total number of books read from March 20 to June 20 to 32 books!!!

Here's my original list:

Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff - STILL READING

The Secret Lives of Dresses by Erin McKean

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Blackberry Crumble by Josi S. Kilpack

The Bone Trail by Nell Walton

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

Elizabeth I by Margaret George

Friendship Bread by Darien Gee

Here, Home, Hope by Kaira Rouda

Brooklyn Story by Suzanne Corso

The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan

Bedeviled Eggs by Laura Childs

Mothers and Daughters by Rae Meadows

Alone by Lisa Gardner

Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs

Hannah's List by Debbie Macomber

10th Anniversary by James Patterson

Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr

Poison in the Blood by MG Scarsbrook - DID NOT READ

Slate by Brian Rowe

Additionally I read the following:

Already Home by Susan Mallery

The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs

Family Album by Debbie Macomber

Driftwood Cottage by Sherryl Woods

A Turn in the Road by Debbie Macomber

Moonlight Cove by Sherryl Woods

The Summer We Came to Life by Deborah Cloyed

Releasing Gillian's Wolves by Tara Woolpy

Summer in the South by Cathy Holton

The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by CW Gortner

Ten Beach Road by Wendy Wax

A Creed in Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller

Creed's Honor by Linda Lael Miller

The D Word by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke

Thank you to Katrina over atCallapidder Days for hosting this challenge!!! I got a lot of books read that have been sitting on my bookshelves, in addition to all the review books I had to read.

I read a lot of great books this time around and it's hard to pick one favorite, but some of the top books were: The Secret Lives of Dresses, The Forgotten Garden and The Confessions of Catherine de Medici.

This is the third reading challenge I have participated in where I listed the books to be read beforehand and it's the third time I did not finish the entire list, although I came very close. I did manage to read quite a few additional books not on my original list, so I ended up reading more than I initially planned. I guess you could call it a wash...and that's just fine with me!

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I'm Kristin. I always have a book with me wherever I go! I am married and have two chocolate labs - Maddie and Chloe. In addition to reading, I also enjoy yoga and walking - I am a big audio fan and love listening to audio books while out walking! Contact me: k2reader(at)gmail.com